Nerita Waight, Co Chair of National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Services (NATSILS), discusses a proposal for an independent police oversight body for investigating instances of police brutality. And journalist Rachael Hocking talks to Daniel about First Nations connection to country music and the cancellation of the Tamworth Country Music Festival. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission...
Sep 22, 2020•36 min•Ep 60•Transcript available on Metacast Professor Barry Judd, Director of Indigenous Studies at the University of Melbourne, talks to Daniel about racism and the AFL. And Jamie Lowe, CEO of the National Native Title Council, talks about new consequences facing Rio Tinto after their destruction of the Juukan caves. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Sep 15, 2020•34 min•Ep 59•Transcript available on Metacast Professor Marcia Langton AM discusses the impact of mining companies on Aboriginal heritage sites, ahead of the WA Government releasing its draft Aboriginal Heritage Protection Bill. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Sep 01, 2020•46 min•Ep 58•Transcript available on Metacast Michael Bell from the Australian War Memorial talks about Aboriginal servicemen in the Vietnam War; and Torres Strait Island man Yessie Mosby talks about the legal action and fight to save the Torres Strait Islands from climate change. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Aug 18, 2020•38 min•Ep 57•Transcript available on Metacast Academic and anti-racism campaigner Dr. Stephen Hagan discusses his 20 year campaign to re-name a brand of cheese. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Aug 11, 2020•30 min•Ep 56•Transcript available on Metacast Catherine Liddle, CEO of First Nations Media, talks to Daniel about the new national agreement on Closing the Gap. And Daniel McAullay discusses the threat of the pandemic on urban aboriginal communities. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Aug 04, 2020•36 min•Ep 55•Transcript available on Metacast Roxanne Moore, Executive Officer from NATSILS (National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Legal Service) discusses why we need to raise the age of criminal responsibility. And Meriki Onus, co-founder of Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance, talks about the recent Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Jul 28, 2020•38 min•Ep 54•Transcript available on Metacast Alan Thorpe, Director of Dardi Munwurro (Strong Spirit) 24 hr crisis line 'Brother To Brother' talks about the important work of on supporting Aboriginal men through COVID; and Fred Hooper, Chairperson, Northern Basins Aboriginal Nations (NBAN), discusses Murray Darling Basin water policy. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Jul 21, 2020•38 min•Ep 53•Transcript available on Metacast Marcus Stewart, Co-Chair of the First People's Assembly of Victoria, talks about the Victorian Government’s support for a truth-telling process; and Tracey Hanshaw, founder of Justice Aunties Inc, talks about NITV's premiere of 'Living Black: Aboriginal Lives Matter.' With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Jul 14, 2020•34 min•Ep 52•Transcript available on Metacast Jill Gallagher AO discusses Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisations' (VACCHO) response to the hard lockdown in Melbourne's public housing. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Jul 07, 2020•37 min•Ep 51•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Shireen Morris, a McKenzie Postdoctoral Fellow at the Melbourne Law School, discusses how public support for the Uluru Statement From The Heart is key to the end of structural racism in Australia; and Telphia-Leanne Joseph, Associate Lecturer, UNSW School of Public Health and Community Medicine at UNSW, explores why there is a low uptake of the flu vaccine amongst Aboriginal people. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission...
Jun 30, 2020•34 min•Ep 50•Transcript available on Metacast CEO of Aboriginal Legal Service of Western Australia, Dennis Eggington, talks about law reform in the wake Ms Dhu's tragic death in custody in 2014. And Gunai-Gunditjimara woman Lidia Thorpe discusses her new role as Senator for Victoria. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
Jun 23, 2020•45 min•Ep 49•Transcript available on Metacast Co-Chair of the National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, Nerita Weight talks about Coalition of Peaks partnering with Australian governments to close the gap; And Meriki Onus, co-founder of Warriors of the Aboriginal Resistance, discusses Aboriginal deaths in custody and the recent nation-wide protests. With presenter Declan Furber Gillick, aka Gizmo D, filling in for Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission...
Jun 16, 2020•44 min•Ep 48•Transcript available on Metacast Historian, activist and actor Gary Foley talks about the current Black Lives Matter protests and their historical significance, as well as his appearance at the upcoming St Kilda Film Festival. And Nerita Weight, Co-Chair of the National Aboriginal Torres Strait Islander Legal Services, discusses the recent High Court decision that using tear gas on children in Don Dale was unlawful. With presenter Declan Furber Gillick, aka Gizmo D, filling in for Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/e...
Jun 09, 2020•48 min•Ep 47•Transcript available on Metacast Chief Executive of the National Native Title Council, Jamie Lowe, discusses the recent destruction of an Aboriginal heritage site by Rio Tinto mining company in the Western Pilbara region; and artist Thea Anamara Perkins talks about her artistic processes and inspirations, having just won the 2020 First Nations Arts Dreaming Award for an Emerging Artist. With presenter Declan Furber Gillick, aka Gizmo D, filling in for Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission...
Jun 02, 2020•36 min•Ep 46•Transcript available on Metacast On this Sorry Day episode, Dr Andrew Peters talks about the importance of recognition and reconciliation; and former CEO of Aboriginal Housing Victoria, Jenny Samms, provides an update on the Victorian Government's announcement to upgrade social housing for Aboriginal families. With presenter Daniel James. Website: https://www.rrr.org.au/explore/programs/the-mission
May 26, 2020•41 min•Ep 45•Transcript available on Metacast Writer and director Larissa Behrendt talks about the making of her new film MARALINGA TJARUTJA. And Kellyanne Andy, Elizabeth Morgan House Aboriginal Women's Service Inc CEO, discusses access to public and social housing for Aboriginal women escaping family violence. With presenter Daniel James.
May 19, 2020•39 min•Ep 44•Transcript available on Metacast Visual artist Mayrah Dreise talks about the importance of listening to Elders' wisdom and knowledge; and the Australian War Memorial's Indigenous Liaison Officer Michael Bell talks about the history of First Nations men and women serving in armed forces. With presenter Daniel James.
May 12, 2020•37 min•Ep 43•Transcript available on Metacast First Nations lawyer Roxanne Moore and Tanya Day's daughter Apryl Watson discuss the impact of COVID-19 in prisons. With presenter Daniel James.
May 05, 2020•33 min•Ep 42•Transcript available on Metacast Reconciliation Victoria CEO Diana David and newly appointed Co-Chair Shane Charles explore a future of respect, justice and understanding; and journalist Amy McQuire reports on the fight against COVID-19 in Aboriginal communities. With presenter Daniel James.
Apr 28, 2020•33 min•Ep 41•Transcript available on Metacast Indigitek Director, Ben Armstrong, yarns about the lack of Aboriginal people in ccience, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers; and Catherine Liddle of First Nations Media Australia discusses digital inclusion and cyber safety awareness in inDigiMOB. With presenter Daniel James.
Apr 22, 2020•33 min•Ep 40•Transcript available on Metacast Karen Heap, Chairperson of the Victorian Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation discusses the need for personal protective equipment in Aboriginal health settings; and Apryl Watson, daughter of Tanya Day, discusses the findings of the coronial inquest into her mother’s death. With presenter Daniel James.
Apr 14, 2020•31 min•Ep 39•Transcript available on Metacast Dr. Thalia Anthony from UTS's Faculty of Law discusses the potential impacts of COVID-19 in prisons and CEO of Leedal, John Rodriguez informs on the disruption in food supply in remote Aboriginal communities due to panic buying the city.
Apr 07, 2020•36 min•Ep 38•Transcript available on Metacast Dr Tanya Schramm, a board member of Australian Indigenous Doctors Association about patients facing racism during the pandemic. Then Youth Affairs Council Victoria’s Young Thinker in Residence Levi McKenzie-Kirkbright discusses his essay Sovereignty: A Way Forward.
Mar 31, 2020•41 min•Ep 37•Transcript available on Metacast Daniel is joined on the line by Dawn Casey, Deputy CEO of the National Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation, to discuss some of the measures put in place to protect Aboriginal communities from COVID-19. Then, Chair of The Healing Foundation’s Stolen Generations Reference Group, Ian Hamm highlights the historic Stolen Generations Redress Scheme
Mar 24, 2020•43 min•Ep 36•Transcript available on Metacast This week on The Mission, Daniel is joined on the line by co-host of NITV football talk show Yokayi Footy, Tony Armstrong. Then Daniel is joined in the studio by the host of RRR program Still Here, Niel Morris. Finally author and activist Thomas Mayor phones in to chat about Indigenous affairs.
Mar 10, 2020•36 min•Ep 35•Transcript available on Metacast Daniel returns to interview Archie Roach and then is joined on the phone by CEO of Aboriginal Housing Victoria, Darren Smith.
Mar 03, 2020•37 min•Ep 34•Transcript available on Metacast Guest host Rachel Hocking and Lidia Thorpe discuss Invasion Day protests and paying the rent. Then Rachel interviews Sydney singer/songwriter, Akala Newman.
Jan 28, 2020•42 min•Ep 31•Transcript available on Metacast Guest host Gizmo D is joined by co-host Yorta Yorta musician, Allara. First up an interview with Boonwurrung man, Steve Parker, about his work in flora and fauna education. Then Creative Director Caroline Briggs Martin phones in to chat about the upcoming YIRRAMBOI festival.
Jan 21, 2020•48 min•Ep 28•Transcript available on Metacast Guest host Gizmo D presents selected tracks from Arrente language learing tools from the arrernte-angkentye.online resource. Plus, Bundjalung man and Firesticks Alliance Indigenous Corporation CEO Oliver Costello phone in to discuss cultural burning.
Jan 14, 2020•45 min•Ep 24•Transcript available on Metacast 
